Conscience clause (education)
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This article is about the conscience clause in 19th-century education. For legal conscience clauses relating to certain types of medicine, see Conscience clause (medical) and Conscientious objection to abortion.
The conscience clause was an important term in education in England throughout much of the 19th century. In this context, it referred to permitting parents of schoolchildren to withdraw them from Church of England worship services or other school activities that violated the parents' religious principles.